{"id":420939,"date":"2026-08-30T09:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T09:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420939\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T09:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T09:34:42","slug":"houston-texans-53-man-roster-cut-tracker-2026-live-updates-and-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420939\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans 53-man roster cut tracker 2026: Live updates and analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Houston Texans are in the process of finalizing<\/a> their 53-man roster for their historic 25th anniversary season<\/a>. The official cutdown deadline is Sunday, August 30th at 6:00 p.m. EST, but news about roster transactions have already began to leak out into the sports media space.<\/p>\n

Here will be your one-stop-shop for all things related to Texans roster movement, with all updates to the respective trackers happening in real time as news becomes available. <\/p>\n

Make sure to keep checking the tracker to stay updated on the state of the team as the deadline<\/a> approaches!<\/p>\n

Houston Texans roster cutdown table of contentsLatest Houston Texans roster cuts<\/a>Updated Houston Texans 53-man roster (initial projection(s))<\/a>Notable cuts<\/a>Potential waiver wire targets from around the NFL<\/a>Houston Texans Injury designations <\/a>Latest Houston Texans roster cuts<\/p>\n

These are all the latest Texans roster cut announements (updated as reports confirm transactions).<\/p>\n

Report credits:KPRC 2 Texans Insider Aaron Wilson<\/p>\n

Player name<\/p>\n

Position<\/p>\n

Stephen Hall<\/p>\n

Cornerback<\/p>\n

Brett Rypien<\/p>\n

Quarterback<\/p>\n

Caleb Johnson<\/p>\n

Linebacker<\/p>\n

Deuce Vaughn<\/p>\n

Running back<\/p>\n

Owen Wright<\/p>\n

Running back<\/p>\n

Louis Hansen<\/p>\n

Tight end<\/p>\n

Layne Pryor<\/p>\n

Tight end<\/p>\n

Solomon Byrd<\/p>\n

Defensive end<\/p>\n

Updated Houston Texans 53-man roster (initial projection(s))<\/p>\n

This will be the tentative outlook of the Texans’ 53-man roster, which will be updated as further finalization appears.<\/p>\n

Just for clarity, this is not the final 53-man roster, but merely an educated guess of what it may look like ahead of the final round of cuts.<\/p>\n

Current roster: 82*
Cuts remaining: 29*
(*- all reported pending cuts will be made official on the actual cutdown day)<\/p>\n

Quarterbacks: C.J Stroud \/ Davis MillsRunning backs: David Montgomery \/ Woody Marks \/ Jawhar Jordan \/ British BrooksWide receivers: Nico Collins \/ Kayshon Boutte \/ Xavier Hutchinson \/ Jaylin Noel \/ Lewis Bond \/ Jared WayneTight ends: Dalton Schultz \/ Foster Moreau \/ Marlin Klein \/ Cade StoverOffensive Tackles: Aireontae Ersery \/ Trent Brown \/ Blake FisherInterior offensive line: Keylan Rutledge \/ Evan Brown \/ Ed Ingram \/ Wyatt Teller \/ Febechi Nwaiwu \/ Jarrett PattersonDefensive tackles: Sheldon Rankins \/ Tommy Togiai \/ Kayden McDonald \/ Logan Hall \/ Naquan Jones \/ Mario Edwards Jr. Defensive ends: Will Anderson Jr. \/ Danielle Hunter \/ Jadeveon Clowney \/ Dominique RobinsonLinebackers: Azeez Al-Shaair \/ Henry To’oTo’o \/ Wade Woodaz \/ Jake Hansen \/ Jake Hummel \/ Aiden Fisher Cornerbacks: Derek Stingley Jr. \/ Kamari Lassiter \/ Jaylin Smith \/ Tremon Smith \/ Alijah HuzzieSafeties: Calen Bullock \/ Reed Blankenship \/ Jalen Pitre \/ Kamari RamseySpecial teams: Ka’imi Fairbairn (kicker), Kai Kroeger (punter), Austin Brinkman (long snapper)Notable cuts<\/p>\n

These are all the notable cuts for the Texans that have been reported so far.<\/p>\n

Potential waiver wire targets from around the NFL<\/p>\n

These are all the feasible team-fit players who could be available for Houston upon their eventual release from their respective teams.<\/p>\n

Houston Texans Injury designations <\/p>\n

These are the players who Houston has given any specific injury designation to (Injured Reserve, Physically Unable to Perform, etc.)<\/p>\n

Injured ReserveGraham Mertz (quarterback): Torn ACL, out for seasonJayden Higgins (wide receiver): Torn ACL, out for seasonDylan Horton (defensive end): Torn achilles, out for seasonMarte Mapu (linebacker): Could be released or out for season (waived)K.C. Ossai (linebacker): Could be out for seasonPhysically Unable to PerformWaived\/InjuredSolomon Byrd (defensive end): High ankle sprain\"\"Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Texans are in the process of finalizing their 53-man roster for their historic 25th anniversary season.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-420939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}